coven

[ kuhv-uhn, koh-vuhn ]

noun
  1. an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.

Origin of coven

1
1500–10 for sense “assembly”; 1655–65 for current sense; variant of obsolete covent assembly, religious group, convent

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British Dictionary definitions for coven

coven

/ (ˈkʌvən) /


noun
  1. a meeting of witches

  2. a company of 13 witches

Origin of coven

1
C16: probably from Old French covin group, ultimately from Latin convenīre to come together; compare convent

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